The Agentic Web and Original Sin
(stratechery.com)
I have come to believe that advertising is the original sin of the web.
I have come to believe that advertising is the original sin of the web.
Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?
(ycombinator.com)
Just yesterday I tried to find examples of good high information density UIs... and seems to be an impossible task.
Just yesterday I tried to find examples of good high information density UIs... and seems to be an impossible task.
The 12-bit rainbow palette
(iamkate.com)
I designed the 12-bit rainbow palette for use on National Grid: Live. It consists of twelve colours chosen with consideration for how we perceive luminance, chroma, and hue:
I designed the 12-bit rainbow palette for use on National Grid: Live. It consists of twelve colours chosen with consideration for how we perceive luminance, chroma, and hue:
CSS Zen Garden
(csszengarden.com)
A demonstration of what can be accomplished through CSS-based design. Select any style sheet from the list to load it into this page.
A demonstration of what can be accomplished through CSS-based design. Select any style sheet from the list to load it into this page.
Sign in to Have I Been Pwned (But Not Login, Log in or Log On)
(troyhunt.com)
How do seemingly little things manage to consume so much time?! We had a suggestion this week that instead of being able to login to the new HIBP website, you should instead be able to log in. This initially confused me because I've been used to logging on to things for decades:
How do seemingly little things manage to consume so much time?! We had a suggestion this week that instead of being able to login to the new HIBP website, you should instead be able to log in. This initially confused me because I've been used to logging on to things for decades:
Ask HN: What is the best font and styling combo for readability on the web?
(ycombinator.com)
As I read HN I often come across personal blogs / websites that look great and are visually easy to read, but I change my mind on what is "best" all the time.
As I read HN I often come across personal blogs / websites that look great and are visually easy to read, but I change my mind on what is "best" all the time.
We are still using 88x31 buttons
(ultrasciencelabs.com)
If you surf the modern "small web" to any extent you've encountered 88x31 buttons - a staple of late 90s and early 2000's websites1 undergoing a bit of a revival. The Neocities community especially seems to have truly embraced them. 88x31 buttons have a long history on the web, straddling the worlds of advertising and the personal web.
If you surf the modern "small web" to any extent you've encountered 88x31 buttons - a staple of late 90s and early 2000's websites1 undergoing a bit of a revival. The Neocities community especially seems to have truly embraced them. 88x31 buttons have a long history on the web, straddling the worlds of advertising and the personal web.
404s – gallery of error 404 page designs
(404s.design)
For all the 404 pages out there—just waiting to be found.
For all the 404 pages out there—just waiting to be found.
Colored Bar Paper Colors
(mw.rat.bz)
Recently I created an article titled Retro Monochrome and High Contrast Color Display Palettes. That article deals with colors that are used when having bright text on dark backgrounds. In this article I feature colors to be used as light background colors with dark (usually black) foreground text on top.
Recently I created an article titled Retro Monochrome and High Contrast Color Display Palettes. That article deals with colors that are used when having bright text on dark backgrounds. In this article I feature colors to be used as light background colors with dark (usually black) foreground text on top.
Take a New Look at CSS Shapes (2018)
(smashingmagazine.com)
This week, CSS Shapes ships in a production version of Firefox with the release of Firefox 62 — along with a very nice addition to the Firefox DevTools to help us work with Shapes.
This week, CSS Shapes ships in a production version of Firefox with the release of Firefox 62 — along with a very nice addition to the Firefox DevTools to help us work with Shapes.
Show HN: I built a free SVG Web site
(websvg.com)
Web SVG Images: Everything you need for your digital craft & design projects.Find free SVG icons, SVG animations, and SVG tutorials to get you going.
Web SVG Images: Everything you need for your digital craft & design projects.Find free SVG icons, SVG animations, and SVG tutorials to get you going.
Accessibility: Don't Use Fake Bold or Italic in Social Media
(adrianroselli.com)
I posted something on Mastodon that uses Unicode math symbols to produce fake bold and fake italic text.
I posted something on Mastodon that uses Unicode math symbols to produce fake bold and fake italic text.
If your content is only on social media, I'm not going to see it
(coryd.dev)
If you only post on social media, I won't see it. If you don't have an RSS feed, I won't follow it, I won't subscribe to it. I don't want want your app because I don't want a homescreen full of apps for publications and platforms.[1]
If you only post on social media, I won't see it. If you don't have an RSS feed, I won't follow it, I won't subscribe to it. I don't want want your app because I don't want a homescreen full of apps for publications and platforms.[1]
Matt's Script Archive (1995)
(scriptarchive.com)
Welcome to Matt's Script Archive. Offering free CGI scripts to the web community since 1995!
Welcome to Matt's Script Archive. Offering free CGI scripts to the web community since 1995!
Strong Opinions on URL Design
(vale.rocks)
I came to realise the other day that, for reasons unbeknownst to me, I have very strong opinions on URL structures.
I came to realise the other day that, for reasons unbeknownst to me, I have very strong opinions on URL structures.
Page is under construction: A love letter to the personal website
(localghost.dev)
If you take just one thing away from this article, I want it to be this: please build your own website. A little home on the independent web.
If you take just one thing away from this article, I want it to be this: please build your own website. A little home on the independent web.
Making Space for a Handmade Web
(figma.com)
There’s a resurgence of small, handcrafted sites challenging the current trajectory of the internet. Joining the movement is as simple as making your own.
There’s a resurgence of small, handcrafted sites challenging the current trajectory of the internet. Joining the movement is as simple as making your own.
Ask HN: Who else is tired of these web things?
(ycombinator.com)
The web has become borderline intolerable, and these things are among the reasons why. I've developed a "zero tolerance" habit. If a website throws up a surprise popup, I just immediately close the page and never go back. The only way to win is not to play.
The web has become borderline intolerable, and these things are among the reasons why. I've developed a "zero tolerance" habit. If a website throws up a surprise popup, I just immediately close the page and never go back. The only way to win is not to play.
I wrote a static web page and accidentally started a community (2023)
(localfirstweb.dev)
The flap of a butterfly’s wings on one continent, so the story goes, can cause a tornado a year later in another. Here’s my story of how something like that can happen on the web too.
The flap of a butterfly’s wings on one continent, so the story goes, can cause a tornado a year later in another. Here’s my story of how something like that can happen on the web too.
UbuWeb – Founded 1996
(ubu.com)
A year ago, we decided to shutter UbuWeb. Not really shutter it, per se, but instead to consider it complete.
A year ago, we decided to shutter UbuWeb. Not really shutter it, per se, but instead to consider it complete.
Patterns for Personal Web Sites (2003)
(rdrop.com)
These patterns for creating personal Web sites have been distilled over the last few years from the most interesting personal Web sites I've found. For more information on these patterns, please read the introduction.
These patterns for creating personal Web sites have been distilled over the last few years from the most interesting personal Web sites I've found. For more information on these patterns, please read the introduction.
Marginalia – A search engine that prioritizes non-commercial content
(marginalia-search.com)
This is the new design and home of Marginalia Search.
This is the new design and home of Marginalia Search.
Build for the Web, Build on the Web, Build with the Web
(csswizardry.com)
If you’re going to build for the web, build on the web and build with the web.
If you’re going to build for the web, build on the web and build with the web.
Webring
(xxiivv.com)
This webring is an attempt to inspire artists & developers to build their websites and share traffic amongst each other. The ring welcomes hand-crafted wikis and portfolios.
This webring is an attempt to inspire artists & developers to build their websites and share traffic amongst each other. The ring welcomes hand-crafted wikis and portfolios.
The importance of favicons in website OSINT research
(osintme.com)
Favicons on websites are graphic elements that show up in the form of a small icon – be it in a browser tab panel next to the website’s name, or in bookmarked links to websites.
Favicons on websites are graphic elements that show up in the form of a small icon – be it in a browser tab panel next to the website’s name, or in bookmarked links to websites.